Kita-ku, Niigata

Kita-ku

北区
Kita-ku 北区
Ward
	Kita Ward
	Fukushimagata Lagoon Park
	Location of Kita-ku in Niigata city
	Kita-ku
	Coordinates: 37°54′58.5″N 139°13′6.9″E / 37.916250°N 139.218583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kōshin'etsu, Hokuriku (Chūbu)
Prefecture	Niigata
City	Niigata
Area
• Total	107.72 km2 (41.59 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2016)
• Total	74,559
• Density	692.16/km2 (1,792.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address	3197 Kuzutsuka, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3393
Phone number	025-387-1000
Website	Official website

Kita-ku (北区 , Kita-ku) is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018^[update] , the ward had an estimated population of 74,559 in households ^[1] and a population density of 690 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 107.72 square kilometres (41.59 sq mi).

Geography

Kita-ku is located in north-east Niigata city, and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north.

Surrounding municipalities

Niigata Prefecture

History

The area of present-day Kita-ku was part of ancient Echigo Province. The village of Kuzudzuka was established on April 1, 1889, within Kitakanbara District, Niigata with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, and was raised to town status on November 1, 1901. It was renamed Toyosaka on March 31, 1955, and was elevated to city status on November 1, 1970. The city of Niigata annexed Toyosaka on March 21, 2005. Niigata became a government-designated city on April 1, 2007, and was divided into wards, with former Toyosaka becoming part of the new Kita Ward along with a coastal section of the former Niigata city.

Education

University

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Primary and secondary education

Kita-ku has 13 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the Niigata city government. The ward has one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education and one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

JR East - Hakushin Line

Niizaki - Hayadōri - Toyosaka - Kuroyama

Transit bus

Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu
- E2 / E4^[2]^[3]
- Toyosaka Sta. - JRA Racecourse
- Toyosaka Sta. - Tsukioka Onsen

Highways

Points of interest

Places

Fukushimagata Lagoon Water Park Archived 2022-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
Niigata Racecourse, one of the racecourses of JRA
Niigata Senbei Okoku ^{[permanent dead link]}

References

↑ Niigata city official statistics(in Japanese)
↑ 運行便別時刻表 [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
↑ 路線図（東方面） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.3- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

External links

Media related to Kita-ku, Niigata at Wikimedia Commons

Niigata City official website (in Japanese)
Niigata Kita-ku website (in Japanese)
Niigata City Official Tourist Information Archived 2018-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (multilingual)
Niigata Pref. Official Travel Guide (multilingual)

[1] Niigata city official statistics(in Japanese)

[2] 運行便別時刻表 [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.3- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[3] 路線図（東方面） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.3- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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